Here are 3 Steps to Defeat Obesity And Ensure Long Term Weight Loss:
1-Forget About Your Weight
2-Get a Life
3-Know Your Strengths
1 - Forget About Your Weight
Get fit first, and your body will take care of the rest. Focusing on how much you weigh will only end in frustration. Live better. Give your body what it needs to be fit and healthy and it will change. Day-by-day, your body will remake itself more fit than before. Give it the message that there is no reason to hang on to excess fat since you're active and you eat the right amounts of the right foods. When you live in a body that feels more capable, your clothes feel looser, and you start to like the changes you see, you are well on the way to getting leaner. And getting leaner is more important than getting lighter.
2- Get a Life
A recent newspaper column mentioned a man who changed his mind about skipping dessert after the waitress informed him about another customer who skipped dessert and was killed in a car accident soon after leaving the restaurant. How sad and pathetic. This guy should have dessert after every meal! If your idea of living a full life is having dessert, then have it after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Never skip dessert, ever. With all of the wonderful and amazing things in this world to see and do, it is offensive to suggest that "life is short, so have dessert."
3 - Know Your Strengths
It fascinates me how many people that are terrifically successful in many other areas of life continually struggle with nutrition and exercise. Try these questions on yourself:
What skills do you use to solve problems at work or at home?
How do you manage to do all you do at work or at home?
What are you good at?
Now, treat nutrition and exercise like a problem in an area of life in which you feel confident and successful. Bring those same skills to bear on your desire for a healthy lifestyle by remembering all the qualities that help you find success in other roles.
13 Worst fat storing foods you should never eat:
12 foods you should eat all the time:
Top 50 Foods To Help You Fight Fat and lose weight:
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Condiments:
reduced-fat salad dressing
light mayo
salsa
Butter Buds
vinegar
cocktail sauce
reduced-sugar fruit spread or jam
soy sauce
Canned Foods:
tomato sauce
canned beans
canned vegetables
canned fruit
broth-based soups
tuna
fat-free refried beans
Protein
lean meats:
chicken and turkey
sliced boiled ham
fat-free Oscar Mayer bologna
frozen grilled chicken pieces
fresh or frozen seafood
eggs or Egg Beaters
almonds
peanut butter
Dairy:
low-fat cheese slices
reduced-fat sour cream
skim milk
low-fat yogurt
low-fat cottage cheese
Sweets & Snacks:
hard candies
3 Musketeers
Tootsie Rolls
lollipops
Jello cups
low-fat granola bars
Pirate's Booty
Grains, Bread & Cereal:
whole-grain, reduced sugar, and bran cereals
"lite" white-wheat bread or whole grain bread
brown rice
whole wheat pita
oatmeal
pasta
whole grain crackers
Frozen Foods:
Push-Ups
sorbet or sherbet
Fudgesicles
frozen meals with 300 calories or fewer
frozen yogurt
frozen vegetables
**In addition to healthy eating, you need an exercise program that focuses on weight resistance and some form of cardiovascular exercise. By combining all three you will be more successful on your weight loss journey. If you need help in this area find a qualified fitness trainer**